can you imagine what it was like to never have seen a horse, only to find out about them, as your new enemy is riding down upon you and your people?
Reminds me.... went down the u-tube rabbit hole one day and got watching a bunch of draft horse pulling contests. Those horses are amazing.
Thats actually what I was expecting to see.Reminds me.... went down the u-tube rabbit hole one day and got watching a bunch of draft horse pulling contests. Those horses are amazing.
There's a big draft-horse show in Loveland, Colorado every year. Pretty damn cool. You can also head up to Fort Collins and visit the clydesdale stables at the Budweiser brewery.Reminds me.... went down the u-tube rabbit hole one day and got watching a bunch of draft horse pulling contests. Those horses are amazing.
I whole heartedly agree and doubly so for the F35…The SR-71 had a good 32 year run. The U2 has been operational for more than twice that time and is still running strong. Either way, Skunk Works jets rule.
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P.S. The F35 isn't a real Skunk Works jet. Lol
Great movie!! Same hereI always think of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Pentagon Wars when talking about the f35
Landing that thing on a carrier is impossible to believe, having seen that video I am shocked and amazed that it actually happened. Anything less than perfect and I mean abso-freakin-lutely perfect conditions of all the crew, all the equipment and weather any attempt will result in a mishap. No wiggle room for anything on that landing. Wonder what year that was if this was after the U2 got show down in 1960???Saw a video yesterday about the final flight of a single U2, but I haven't been able to find it. Did find this video though and I cant imagine that is normal to land on a carrier?
Also, a few years back, my ex and I went to a large yearly neighborhood-wide garage sale where I grew up and we went to my old house where I ended up talking to the homeowner of the home that we rented it from, and he was telling me how his son is a U2 pilot which I'm pretty sure he said at one time he did a flyover of the house which is on Lake Tapps and it has a great view of Mt Rainier so it would have been an incredible to see or get a photo of. I've never heard whether we have U2s at Lewis-McChord or not though. I know we have B2s, or did at one point at least.
Landing that thing on a carrier is impossible to believe, having seen that video I am shocked and amazed that it actually happened. Anything less than perfect and I mean abso-freakin-lutely perfect conditions of all the crew, all the equipment and weather any attempt will result in a mishap. No wiggle room for anything on that landing. Wonder what year that was if this was after the U2 got show down in 1960???
The first successful carrier landing of a U-2G occurred March 2, 1964. Schumacher made a series of touch-and-go landings aboard the carrier Ranger steaming off the California coast. He then made the first full landing of a U-2 aboard a ship. In that first landing, the hook engaged, but the rear of the U-2 tipped up and the nose dug into the deck, breaking the pitot tube. After hasty repairs the U-2 was flown off.
Everyone gets surprised about how fast those things can fly but my favorite thing about that big ass plane is that you'd be surprised at how well they can fly at stupid slow speedsDragon Ladies are starting to get retired more rapidly, and it's not because we have newer satellites that can do their jobs. Rumor is the Air Force probably has a new toy (or two).
The C-130 landing unresisted and taking off unassisted on/off the deck of a Forrestal Class Carrier was crazy too.
Yea, my cousin has some crazy stories from Vietnam. One was about evacuating cities with gunship support.Everyone gets surprised about how fast those things can fly but my favorite thing about that big ass plane is that you'd be surprised at how well they can fly at stupid slow speeds